LANTERN FILMS and EXPERIMENTAL FOREST FILMS in co-production
with THE NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA present
Nechako: It Will Be a Big River Again
(Lyana Patrick | 2025 | 90 min)
UPCOMING SCREENINGS
November 1
Windsor International Film Festival
Windsor, Ontario
November 1
Heart of the City Festival
Vancouver, B.C.
November 6
Cinecenta
Victoria, B.C.
November 7-15
Guelph Film Festival
Guelph, Ontario
November 9
Grand Reo Theatre
Vanderhoof, B.C.
Free Community Screening
November 13
NFB Hello Film! Series
Montreal, Quebec
Screening with French subtitles
November 15
Broad View International Film Festival
Edmonton, Alberta
A story of survival 70 years in the making, Nechako is a feature-length documentary about Indigenous resistance to the damming of the Nechako River by Rio Tinto Alcan, a global mining conglomerate. Built in the 1950s, the Kenney Dam diverted 70% of the river into an artificial reservoir, decimating local salmon populations and severely impacting the lives of local Stellat’en and Saik’uz Nations. This film documents their decades-long fight to restore their river and a way of life.
“The story of the Kenney Dam is one of resistance and restoration, of the intimate connections between the health of the land and the health of the people. What the Nechako Nations are seeking is a role in the stewardship of our lands and waters, something denied to us for generations.“
– Lyana Patrick, filmmaker
“Nechako is more than a story of the past—its compelling narrative allows the audience to listen, witness, and act.”
– Ashley Kim, Stir Magazine